It looks like the Fraser Ramblers could be well on their way to cornering the market on a soccer championship in the MAC White Division.

It was a corner kick with 6:46 remaining in a key divisional matchup with second-place Anchor Bay that proved to be the difference in a 1-0 victory for Fraser Monday.

Rachel De Luca took the corner kick that was headed in by Nicole Thompson.

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“I was on the sidelines begging for a corner kick,” said Thaier Mukhtar, the Fraser coach. “Anchor Bay had done a nice job shutting down Rachel (De Luca). Our offense was just not cooking. I felt pretty good about our chances if we could get a corner kick.”

The victory bumped the Ramblers to 8-0 in the division, 11-2 overall. The Anchor Bay Tars are now 5-2 in the league.

Fraser has four league contests remaining. When Fraser and Anchor Bay met earlier this season, Fraser won 4-1.

“I thought we were the best team in the first game, and Anchor Bay was probably the better team tonight. They controlled possession for the majority of the game,” said Mukhtar.

“We’ve been strong defensively all year long,” said Mukhtar. “Our defense definitely carried us today. I was proud of the way we were able to find a way to pull out a win today.”

A disappointed Grammens was equally proud of his senior-dominated team.

He said everyone played well, and included in that assessment were Hunter Dolan, Raquel Rekar, Tayler DeGrande, Christy Burko and Michelle Dear.

“It comes down to making plays, and their keeper made a great save on Michelle Dear in the middle of the second half. I figured the league boiled down to us and Fraser and I knew this was a must-not-lose game,” said Grammens.

L’ANSE CREUSE NORTH 2, LAMPHERE 2: Two strikers and Lamphere was very nearly out.

A pair of junior strikers from LCN combined for both goals for the Crusaders. Scoring twice was Marisa Oleksiak, while Mackenzie Garrett earned both assists.

Among the others who played well for LCN were defender Shelby Falkenhagen, as well as midfielders Ashley Johnson and Carson Janssen.

Scoring for Lamphere (4-2-2) were Alexis Hilliard and Brianna Smith. Both assists went to Chelsea Thompson.

LCN (0-5-4, 1-8-4) travels to Anchor Bay Wednesday.

MAC RED DIVISION

EISENHOEWR 4, GROSSE POINTE SOUTH 1: A slight adjustment on the crosses the Eagles were putting into the penalty after halftime may have helped them lock up the MAC Red title.

Eisenhower got three second half goals, a pair by Jessica Esser and one from Sophie Maccagnone (assist), to move to 7-0-0 in the MAC Red and 12-0-0 overall.

“It tough on us because we beat them (last) Wednesday,” coach Mehrdad Nekoogar said. “They had to beat us to keep in the face.”

In the first half, the Eagles were crossing balls high into the box and then switched to sending them low to the ground and it led to all three of their goals.

“They are so big in back and they were just clearing balls out,” said Nekoogar, whose squad beat the Blue Devils 2-1 last Wednesday. “The switch worked like we had hoped.”

Jennifer Jurcak also scored and had two assists. Heather Piccarriella added an assist and keeper Danielle Purgar made five saves.

GPS (4-2-1, 6-2-1) got its goal from Cathy Palazzolo on an assist from Cydney Webb. Anastasia Diamond made 13 saves.

MAC BLUE DIVISION

STERLING HEIGHTS 4, PORT HURON NORTHERN 1: Jessi Kluz netted the hat trick, while Miranda Smith had a goal and two assists to lead the Stallions (4-4-0, 5-6-0). Keeper Christina Gjolaj made 12 saves and Christina Andrea had an assist.

PHN (1-6-0, 3-7-1) got 21 saves from keeper Sarah Hall.

LAKE SHORE 9, PORT HURON 3: Megan Stella had four goals and two assists to pace the Shorians (4-3-1, 7-4-1). Maryann Davey had a hat trick, while Jordan Morgan and Kaitlyn Bartl each had a goal and an assist. Lauren Chrietien and Jessica Topalli both had an assist.

MAC GOLD DIVISION

WARREN WOODS-TOWER 3, ROSEVILLE 0: Keeper Lindsey Kroll made eight saves to record her fifth shutout for the Titans (4-4-0, 10-5-0) and Natalie Werner (assist) scored twice to give her 15 on the season. Stefanie Degiovanni also scored, while Alex Stankovski and Krystal York each had assists.

CENTER LINE 4, MADISON 0: Forget claws; these Panthers obviously know what to do with cleats on their feet. Center Line bumped its record to 6-1-1 in the league and 6-4-1 overall.

Scoring goals were Emily Moyers, Celina Yang, Michaela James and Sierra Jackson. Moyers and Jackson also earned assists, as did Genna Lee and Maya Abouya.

Goalkeeper Ashley Hayes was credited with the shutout. Among the other Panthers playing well were Lori McPhee and Alexis Tiensivu.

Center Line welcomes Hamtramck Tuesday.

MAC CROSSOVER

ROMEO 3, GROSSE POINTE NORTH 2: Elizabeth Marcu had the hat trick and keeper Marina Manzo made 19 saves for the Bulldogs (4-7-1), who trailed 2-0 at halftime. Ashley Pawloski had two assists. Coach George Marcu commended the play of Meagan Roland and Kassidy Mikula.

On Friday, Romeo beat Lakeview 4-0. Ali Bellas, Marcu, Ariana Compo and Miranda Mudel scored, while Mikula, Shannon Boyce and Hanna Holliday each had an assist. Manzo made six saves.

BWAC

ARMADA 4, ALGONAC 0: Danielle Bechtel netted the hat trick, giving her eight goals on the season for the Tigers (7-1, 8-2-1). Alyson Kline also scored, while Lainey White and Jessie Loftis each had assists. Keeper Autumn Killop made four saves.

STEVENSON 2, BLOOMFIELD HILLS LAHSER 1: Evelyn Andre and two goals off assists from Jenna Andersen and Heather Damman to lead the Titans (6-4-1). Keeper Jessica Warminski made six saves. Coach Bob Mondoux also commended the play of Victoria Lloyd, Kayla Turner and Rachel Eck.

In the opener, Memphis pitcher Philip Jock struck out a season-high 17 batters. He scattered five hits. In the second game, Logan Clare threw all five innings, striking out 11. He did not allow a hit.

In the first game, Nathan Abraham’s three hits included a homer and a double. He knocked in five runs. Zach Burns had two hits and two RBI; Jeff Weidner added a hit and three RBI; while Kyle Sinnacola doubled.

In the second game, Jock went 3-for-3. Abraham had two hits and knocked in four runs, while Clare went 2-for-3 and knocked in two runs.

Memphis is 11-0 in the league, 14-5 overall. The Yellowjackets play for first place in a home doubleheader against Carsonville-Port Sanilac Thursday.